Journal Club Resources

Last week I announced the 1st forensic journal club on Twitter. One thing I meant to mention is that you don’t have to be a clinician to join us–in fact sometimes it can be useful to have a nonclinical set of eyes on the research, giving a very different perspective on its strengths and weaknesses. So for our (many) non-clinical readers, please consider participating February 12th (3pm ET). Today I wanted to provide a couple resources for participating in journal club. The 1st is a tool that may be helpful in thinking about this month’s article.

It comes from UC Davis Emergency Medicine’s journal club and it’s a worksheet (WORD) to help us work through the strengths and weaknesses, and ultimately the takeaway points of the article on which we’re focusing. This, in conjunction with the FHO clinical guide on evaluating research should provide excellent guidance.

The 2nd is an article about the utility of journal clubs specific to nursing practice. Because journal clubs have traditionally been the purview of the physicians, nurses are less versed in how journal clubs can be useful. There’s pretty limited research on how journal clubs impact nursing practice, but here’s a recent one (PDF) that looks at the issue.

I would love to see people get excited about a journal club. We throw around the term evidence-based practice; one way to be able to expose yourself and understand the evidence base is to participate. I hope you’ll join us.

Comments

November 30, -0001 | 12:00 am

Tara

This sounds fantastic! How do I join the discussion? Tara

November 30, -0001 | 12:00 am

aimee

This is a great idea! How can I join in on this date?

November 30, -0001 | 12:00 am

Jenifer

Over the next couple weeks I will be rolling out the information on how to join, and all of the tips and tricks for participating in a discussion on Twitter. I will also be creating a separate tab at the top that will contain all the information about the Journal Club in one place.

Thanks for your enthusiasm. The more people we have participate, the better the discussion. So please distribute the info to colleagues and encourage them to participate, as well!

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